A Nightmare
I was in my hometown, running around and playing with my childhood friends. I was smiling, sweating, and covered in dirt. As the sun set, the surroundings grew darker, and I headed home. My mom talked to me while cleaning me up. Once I was clean, I stood in front of the house, gazing at the sky.
A neighborhood kid, who was also one of my childhood friends, approached me. He said, “I wanted to study IT, but with my current situation, I won’t be able to.” He went on, sharing more about his dream. Confidently, I replied, “Don’t worry—I studied IT, and I’m going to help you fulfill your wish.” After he left, I resumed staring at the sky. The night was stunningly clear and beautiful. Clusters of stars, constellations, and even the Milky Way shone vividly, visible to the naked eye.
I stood on a hill, gazing at the full moon. Suddenly, Jupiter, Neptune, and Mars appeared beside it, aligned in a row. As I pondered what was happening, Jupiter shifted to the moon’s position. Then Neptune and Mars followed, merging into what looked like a single entity.
A fierce wind kicked up abruptly. In that moment, I spotted a massive, dark creature with rabbit-like ears, a wolf-like face, a rat-like body, a spiked tail, and enormous wings. In one gulp, it devoured the planets and the moon. Panic erupted among the humans below as they fled in terror. Crows filled the sky, watching over the chaos, while thousands of rats came out of their nests, darting alongside the fleeing people. I found myself running too, caught up in the confusion, unsure of what was unfolding.
With no safe haven to flee to and aimless running only draining our energy, my friends and I resolved to confront the enormous creature. Together, we charged at it and leapt. One by one, my friends vanished, leaving me alone. Terrified, I sprinted to my house’s basement. The darkness there was absolute. I sat with my head bowed and hands resting on my knees. The massive creature loomed before the locked basement door and spoke words that pierced me with a sense of guilt, like a sinner condemned. Then, it departed.
A sound buzzed in my ears, jolting me awake.
I reached to silence the ringtone, feeling disoriented. Was it real or just a dream? The scenes lingered vividly in my mind, sharp and colorful, like an anime unfolding.
After waking, I slipped into my routine, tackling mundane tasks. I’m not sure if it’s a gift or a curse, but my dreams stay with me in striking detail. To me, dreams feel like parallel worlds, vivid and alive.
As expected, my dream reflected my current mental state: a chaotic blend of incapability, helplessness, directionlessness, impatience, negligence, and confusion.
March 12, 2020 6:44 PM (Sunny 34 °C)
